Librarians, kids throw the book at Mamdani over broken funding promise
May 27, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has allocated a smaller piece of the city budget to libraries than his predecessor, Eric Adams.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has allocated a smaller piece of the city budget to libraries than his predecessor, Eric Adams.
New York City’s 200 public libraries will no longer have to plead and protest for operating funding in an annual “budget dance.”
Planned uses include art and tech classes, author talks, bilingual story times, refurbishments and the creation of exhibition spaces.
ASM. ROBERT CARROLL on Friday called for an expansion of state law to bar immigration agents from entering libraries without a warrant.
The presidents of New York City’s three public library systems called on city leaders to increase funding.
Detainees on Rikers Island have continued to struggle to get access to the jail complex’s law libraries, a new report found.
Services will be cut as a result of the Trump administration’s decision to axe the Institute of Museum and Library Services, say librarians.
THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC Library is hosting its ninth “Night at the Library” literary fest at the central branch overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
A NEW TAKE ON AESOP’S FABLES, complete with puppets and stuffed animals, is coming to the Brooklyn Heights Library this weekend.
In celebration of Climate Week, Letitia James and The DEC the completion of the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
MARKET VALUES IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN’S COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE and office buildings have grown in the midst of a shift in demand for space.
THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY IS COLLABORATING with New York City’s other two library systems on the comprehensive fair housing plan.
Ninety-five percent of Americans believe the spread of misinformation is a problem, according to researchers.
CITYWIDE — NEW YORK CITY’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES WILL HAVE THEIR FUNDING and Sunday hours restored, according to an announcement that Mayor Eric Adams officially released on Friday afternoon, June 28.
GRAND ARMY PLAZA — Brooklyn Public Library hosted the eighth annual Night in the Library over the weekend, keeping the doors open from 7 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday.
GRAND ARMY PLAZA — Brooklyn Public Library hosted the eighth annual Night in the Library over the weekend, keeping the doors open from 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, to 2
SUNSET PARK — Brooklyn Public Library and Fifth Avenue Committee cut the ribbon on the new Sunset Park Library and Apartments. The historic project, the first of its kind in
BAY RIDGE — Council Member Justin Brannan, Chief Librarian Nick Higgins and teens from around the borough celebrated the opening of the Bay Ridge Library Teen Tech Center yesterday with
An additional $3.5 million in funding for much-needed renovations and upgrades to Brooklyn’s public libraries has been secured by State Senator Iwen Chu (D–NY) of Dyker Heights, South Slope, Windsor
EDITORS’ NOTE: The Brooklyn Public Library, first established by a state grant in 1892 when Brooklyn was still an independent city, now serves Brooklyn with 61 locations all across the
EDITORS’ NOTE: The Brooklyn Public Library, first established by a state grant in 1892 when Brooklyn was still an independent city, now serves Brooklyn with 61 locations all across the
CARROLL GARDENS — The historic Carroll Gardens Library at 396 Clinton St. (at Union Street) will be closing on July 21 for renovations, which are estimated to take 18-24 months.
Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced a $100,000 grant for educational environmental programs at the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center in
GREENPOINT – The winners of the Culture Pass book display contest were announced Monday, with the Greenpoint branch of the Brooklyn Public Library named the grand prize winner. Nearly 100
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The impressive new Brooklyn Heights branch of BPL has recently managed to merge memorable sculpture with borough-wide reading habits and a piece of Brooklyn’s history. Each leaf
Students at I.S. 259 William McKinley cut the ribbon for the school’s Little Free Library Jan. 11. Community Board 10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann and Laurie Windsor, representing U.S. Rep.
One Saturday last November, I stepped into the place I missed going to the most during quarantine — my local public library. The familiar shelves made me smile behind my
The long-awaited new Brooklyn Heights Branch of Brooklyn Public Library will open on June 8, it was announced recently. The new library, at over 26,000 square feet, will be the largest
This article was originally published on Jan 10 at 8:57pm EST by THE CITY. The book was closed at 25 libraries throughout the city on Monday due to staff shortages,
Greenpoint Library and Environmental Center was honored in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards for 2021 in the Spaces and Places category. The building was designed by Marble Fairbanks with
The Friends of Cortelyou Library, BPL President Linda E. Johnson and Assembly Member Robert Carroll — an enthusiastic supporter of libraries across the borough — welcomed patrons back to Cortelyou
Brannan gives away Tofurky roasts Vegetarian Brooklyn Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights) recently gave away 50 vegan Tofurky roasts outside his office. “The best way to pardon a turkey
City officials and advocates on Thursday cut ribbons on two major protected bike lane projects along two of Brooklyn’s busiest corridors, Flatbush and 4th avenues. The lanes add another 3.2
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
When he was ten years old, Joe Di Prisco was walking toward his grandparents’ East Islip farm with his father and brother when they saw that the house was surrounded
New York City won’t open malls and museums Monday even if the city is allowed to move into the next phase of reopening, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo promises more crackdowns